NCAA 2018-19 Season Thread

[rangerssharks414]

I will make a new thread for conference tournaments/NCAA Tournament time.

The season starts in 12 days!

AP Poll

1	Kansas (37)	0-0	1,581
2	Kentucky (19)	0-0	1,529
3	Gonzaga (1)	0-0	1,461
4	Duke (4)	0-0	1,452
5	Virginia (2)	0-0	1,286
6	Tennessee (1)	0-0	1,268
7	Nevada	0-0	1,230
8	North Carolina	0-0	1,221
9	Villanova (1)	0-0	1,085
10	Michigan St	0-0	1,024
11	Auburn	0-0	974
12	Kansas St	0-0	922
13	West Virginia	0-0	678
14	Oregon	0-0	638
15	Virginia Tech	0-0	630
16	Syracuse	0-0	620
17	Florida St	0-0	530
18	Mississippi St	0-0	451
19	Michigan	0-0	437
20	TCU	0-0	311
21	UCLA	0-0	297
22	Clemson	0-0	268
23	LSU	0-0	187
24	Purdue	0-0	170
25	Washington	0-0	165

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• Others receiving votes: Loyola (Chi) 162, Marquette 124, Indiana 98, Florida 71, Nebraska 35, Maryland 28, Wisconsin 24, Notre Dame 22, Cincinnati 21, Alabama 15, UCF 15, Buffalo 14, Arizona 14, Louisville 11, Miami 10, San Diego St 9, USC 6, Butler 6, Texas Tech 6, Texas 5, Arizona St 3, St. John's 3, Providence 2, Xavier 2, Missouri 1, NC State 1, Marshall 1, Davidson 1

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[Say Hey Kid]

Duke should be #1. Gonzaga usually doesn't go the Final Four even if they are a top 8 seed, usually chokes in the tourney losing to a lower seed, and their players usually don't do well in the NBA.

 

[John Price]

all in for ZION crew boys

 

[rangerssharks414]

I get that they just missed, but I'm stunned that Loyola isn't ranked. Like it or not, they made the Final Four last year, and they're returning almost everybody.

 

[John Price]

this Duke lad RJ Barret hails from CANADA

Good ol' Canadian boy from Missuaga Ontario thumbs up

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Tuesday KS vs MI ST. Duke vs KY. Both on ESPN. College is where they play D and I can't wait.

 

[PredsV82]

Wait... Tennessee got a first place vote... in MENS basketball??

 

[Say Hey Kid]

What NBA HoFers scored the most PPG in college?

1. Pete Maravich* - 44.2
2. Oscar Robertson* - 33.8
3. Elvin Hayes* - 31.0
4. Larry Bird* - 30.3
5. David Robinson* - 21.0

 

[cgf]

What NBA HoFers scored the most PPG in college?

1. Pete Maravich* - 44.2
2. Oscar Robertson* - 33.8
3. Elvin Hayes* - 31.0
4. Larry Bird* - 30.3
5. David Robinson* - 21.0

Michael Beasley - 26.2

 

[Avs_19]

Finally it's here. I might be biased (I'm definitely biased) but I think RJ Barrett is the best prospect out there.

 

[John Price]

MSU

 

[John Price]

Finally it's here. I might be biased (I'm definitely biased) but I think RJ Barrett is the best prospect out there.

he's a good ol boy from Missuaga

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Michael Beasley - 26.2

Actually Beasley often beat LeBron one on one during Heat practices. If not for his off the court problems, he would have justified his #2 overall pick.

 

[John Price]

Kansas beat MSU

 

[Jack Straw]

Duke looks pretty scary.

 

[Avs_19]

Barrett looks really good in his first game. 20 points in the first half and he’s scoring from everywhere. I really hope he doesn’t get stuck in Cleveland.

 

[darko]

Finally it's here. I might be biased (I'm definitely biased) but I think RJ Barrett is the best prospect out there.

That Canadian bias

Looks the goods. I'd probably take him over Zion right now. Duke is loaded, how the hell are they ranked #4? Unless there is a late riser they'll have players go 1-2-3 in the draft.

 

[Jack Straw]

It's going to be a rough year for Duke-haters.

 

[John Price]

Calipari on Duke rout: 'They were just better'

Duke freshmen Zion Williamson, Cam Reddish and RJ Barrett combined to score 83 points. Freshman point guard Tre Jones, the younger brother of former Duke star Tyus Jones, finished with seven assists and zero turnovers. The Blue Devils made 46.2 percent of their 3-point attempts.

Calipari had previously suffered a 33-point loss to West Virginia while he was at UMass and a 32-point loss during his time in the NBA. But the 34-point loss on Tuesday night was the worst of his coaching career.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Barrett will be better in the NBA. Zion is only 6' 7" which is small for an NBA PF. He's also 285 which would make him the 2nd heaviest player in the NBA after Boban who even at 7' 3" is too heavy to play 30 MPG w/o getting injured.

 

[Jack Straw]

Barrett will be better in the NBA. Zion is only 6' 7" which is small for an NBA PF. He's also 285 which would make him the 2nd heaviest player in the NBA after Boban who even at 7' 3" is too heavy to play 30 MPG w/o getting injured.

Draymond is 6'7". Barkley was 6'5". As for the weight, we'll just have to see. I think a bigger factor might be that his freakish physical ability will be less impactful in the NBA.

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Draymond is 6'7". Barkley was 6'5". As for the weight, we'll just have to see. I think a bigger factor might be that his freakish physical ability will be less impactful in the NBA.

He doesn't play D, he played against teenagers not the NBA, and Barkley was bad defensively, never won a title, and retired a long time ago.

 

[darko]

It's going to be a rough year for Duke-haters.

Yup.

Then again it only takes 1 loss to send them home.

 

[cgf]

The Duke trio is nasty, but people are sleeping on Nassir Little hard. He's still my fav from this class, even if Zion's playmaking would better fit my knicks.

Draymond is 6'7". Barkley was 6'5". As for the weight, we'll just have to see. I think a bigger factor might be that his freakish physical ability will be less impactful in the NBA.

FWIW Draymond has a massive wingspan that's well over 7", Zion's wingspan is like Barkley's at "just" 6'10". Doesn't really bother me given his lateral quickness that should let him do perfectly fine on the perimeter, and his athleticism lets him be a threat as a weakside shotblocker...even if his lack of length will make it tougher for him to block guys he's defending without fouling.

He doesn't play D, he played against teenagers not the NBA, and Barkley was bad defensively and retired a loooooooooooooooooooooooooong time ago.

...Zion is a good defender, he's down to 272, and even at that weight he has the quickness to defend on the perimeter

 

[Say Hey Kid]

...Zion is a good defender, he's down to 272, and even at that weight he has the quickness to defend on the perimeter

Barkley was a bad defender who never won a title and admits it. Congrats kid, I think that's the deepest baloney I've ever read here.